West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-10

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We received pleasant visit from
Roush Mckee, of Vanceville, Berke-
ley county, on Tuesday last
The proprietors Of the Greenbrier
wooden mills are erecting a knitting
factory to be run in connection with
the mills.
Hon. James Speed, Attorney-Gen-
eral under President Lincoln, is dy-
ing at his home in Louisville, Ky.
He is nearly so years old.
f. j. Simpson, Of Martinsburg,
has been appointed superintendent
of school for Indians in the Indian
Territory. Salary, $1,000.
\. J. Sweeney, Of Wheeling, has
invented a process for melting iron
in a cupola with natural gas as fuel.
1t is said to be a great success.
Mr.. w. W. CorcOran, the retired
Washington banker, so well known
for his charities, was partially par
allied on Monday. He will be 50
next December.
An exchange says that Geo. 7.
Harness, of Grant county, has on
his farm cherry tree that will cut
over 5000 feet of lumber, worth
about $50 q thousand.
Mr.. John Gutmon, sherman. Ky,
writes: Il have used st. Jacobs
OIL for ten years. 1t always cured
the toothache in about ten minutes
Sold by Druggists and Dealers.
Over in Maryland they are caring
pneumonia by killing the cattle.
Over 1900 have been subjected to
this heroic treatment since May lst,
ISS6.-Ec.
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson delivered
the annual address last Monday be
fore the literary societies of the Uni
versity of West Virginia. For such
an occasion very few men can equal
Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. i. c. Green, who was recently
appointed regent of the board of ed
ucation of the University Of West
Virginia, vice f. W, Bedinger, left
here on Monday for MorgantOwn to
attend a meeting Of the board.
We are in receipt of the West
Virginia University Daily, publish
ed in Morgantown, with Messrs. n.
w. Waters and Jno. a. Crawford as
editors. 1t is neat and well-gOtten
up and is a credit to the University.
Sheriff Hurst and eX-Sheriff Ba
ker left Tuesday night to take Cook
Swift. who was sentenced for three
years at the last term of court, to
the penitentiary. They then 90 to
Charleston and are expected home
to night.
A Baltimore police officer, 30 years
on the force, Mr.. Henry Ii. Durkee,
says: Il suffered with poison oak
for more than a year. | tried st.
Jacobs Oil; after the second appl-
cation all the sores dried up and l
was cured. l think it valuable"
Cardinal Gibbons, returning from
a visit to Rome, arrived at his home
in Baltimore Tuesday afternoon and
there was an Outpouring of the Cath
olics to welcome him back. He has
a strong hold on the affections of
his people.
Messrs. Weirick Il Weller, of this
place. inform us that they have con
tracted to furnish their patent iron
cellar doors for the new hotel being
erected in Hagerstown. Md, by Gov.
Hamilton, and also condensing
boiler and a smokestack 80 feet high
for the new ice factory of Roanoke,
Virginia.
Mrs. DIR. NJ. z. Nelson, of Middle
way. died last Thursday, after few
DAYS illness, of paralysis, aged
about 50 years. Shewas an estima-
bic woman, and a consistent member
of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Her aged husband, a well-known
and esteemed citizen of this county,
who survives her, is one of our old
est inhabitants, being now about 81
years Of age.-SPirH.
.Ino. Z. TimmS, Of Point Pleasant,
secretary Of the board of education,
of Mason county, was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary, by the
the Circuit Court of Putnam county,
last week, for forging school orders
to the amount Of $4,000, which he
confessed in open court. The case
was ia sfered to Putnam county on
4 char G of venue.